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On October 1, Panamanian authorities announced that the Panama Canal would continue to reduce the number of ships allowed to pass through the canal each day from 32 to 31 due to the prolonged severe drought.
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) said the country is facing low rainfall and one of the worst droughts in its history. This has reduced the flow of water in the artificial Alajuela and Gatún lakes, which regulate the flow of water through the canal, and affected the movement of ships through them. The decision to reduce the number of ships is aimed at maximizing the efficiency of the existing water resources and maintaining the draft limit of 44 feet (about 13.40 m), which was imposed in January.
Of the vessels allowed, nine are neo-Panamax containerships, while the other 22 are Panamax vessels, which can carry 4,500 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of cargo. Neopanamax vessels are a new generation of cargo ships specifically designed to move cargo through the expanded Panama Canal. They can carry three times as many containers as smaller Panamax vessels.
According to ACP, as of October 1, 95 out of 163 ships were waiting in line at sea for their turn to pass through the Panama Canal.
Since the beginning of the year, ACP has repeatedly reduced the number of ships passing through the Panama Canal due to climate change leading to drought and water shortages.
According to Tin Tuc newspaper